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from Madrid, which be bad left on Sunday. He dined at the house 01 toe M. , rquis DE ALMANZA, whom he nominated hiS Aid-de-Camp; he confer ed varioos .military employments, and dispatched, .among other expresses, one to the Captain-General of Galicia, exhorting hint to advance with hi; army into Castile. At .two o'clock Afternoon on the same day he left town to opoter. with General CussTA, who now is at.Roblizq, leagues from hence. Doringthe few hours . o.his_ stay, here, no ening hut honorary acclamations to him, were heard throughout the who'd . town. , , CORUNNA, AVG. 16.—The spirit of the ,people is wonderfully. eAcellent--:their cause must inetitahly triumph. The posts from the interior are very irre-. i gulat. We expel Madrid tq be' prroclaitned the centre of the gmpire, and that laTuties seruhle from' all the - Provinces, aCcisrdin'eto the old Constitution. the Cortes" will ero:e.i.' on their func tions, and the whole assume unity. At 'present each So m pree,Junta de Gobiertio; th_(.f*- as it were tt:ithout concert, and attends to iiitibitt , .appears most urgent. The wrecks of the French . eYelo-take posi tions on the Ebro, at Ordono, and wait reinforce- Ments from Bayonne ; but should the French dis continue th e w ar -d ur i ng the winter, the Spring. campaign will set every thing at rest, as the Spani-, ards become daily better soldi ers .. Th e y are dread -fully in want of •clothing;" they are in hat nearly naked. The Muiti6ipalfty at Cot nnna are prepar ing quarters f o r 15,000 infantry, and 5000 cavalry. I"he army of Galicia have. at present 59t no horses, but they expect some, .and will then join the army under Ge4l. 131..AkE, whose head quarters are at Astorga." — • La Prueva, a new Frigate of 44 guns, commanded by Capt. Sittviozk, - sails in a few days from Ferrol for England,,and proceeds with t he,New Governor Ruts, to the 'River Plar , with DON FRANCISCO,XAVIER \TUNA, and others. The St. to/ban's with her Transports for Portugal,. and the Pomona, with those for the Mediterranean, passed on the 12th in sight of Corurina. -_CORUNNAi Auq. 11.—At the present moment, when the' French 'troops -at Madrid;"ll . (id,',those op posed to the Galician army, .are dn their retreat; much is said concerning the attiOi.:Mt of the Enemy's' force in Spain, with which he' so — perfidiously at tempted the conquest of the,coun try ; - and it appears to us a fit Occasion to make an exla e‘lteulation of that force as.lar as is possible, considering the divers statements which have been'ami still are . made. Esti - - mating .the losses sustained by the Enemy in Arra gm,. Valencia, Catalonia, Rio -.Seco, .and in other parts, with those who have fallen . at Madrid, and the many sick and wounded still among them, and also those who have fallen by the'habds of the Por tuguese, we may form an idea of tinUe wh o remain, with -which' they are endeavouring to retreat to France. There w-ere three ALrshals of the French Empire in the centre of Spain=—'iluttAT, MONCEY, and " RES SIERES. - They had unuer their command three troops, consisting of from 70 to 75,0 00 men ; to which are t o b e added, the troopN which foraied. a part 'of the corps t oder Marshal NEY, at the frontiers of,the Eastern Pyrenees, occupying the ,city of Barcelona and the Castle of Monjuy, to the number of about' 10,000 men. I If we add to this masse 20,000 French who were in Portugal with juNor; there will result a total of 100 or 105,000 men, more or less ; and this amount will be increased to (20,000, if we add 15,000 Swiss, Hannverian, and Polish auitiliaries. - • Of these. 120,000 men, there were at the begin ning 50,000 Wider MURAT rind MONCEY, at Madrid or in the environs. It was this great *body which, after having slaughtered the wretched inhabitants of the Metropolis, v. as separated into various detach- Merits, in order to seize Cadiz- and Valencia. One of these bodies was put under the orders of General DUPONT : the other u n d er t h e , command o f the MoNC'EY. The whole ofth a irst has been obliged to surrender, aft er sustaining` number of partial defeats : and the -, , ,econd, _not being ante to -resist the fOrces iti Valencia,, fled _to Madrid, with the NCallty 'reintinS of woo or 1500 men. Mat 01 BESSIERE.S, who 6 principal force was d at Vittoria and Panipeluna, in order to-guard the two roads to Madrid, and to maintain - the com munication between that capital and Bayonne, re ceived, orders to send 'various detachments to the right and lett, to the provinces of Asttnia' andArra goo. One of these detaChments; commanded by the General of Division MERLE, was that which en ,tered. Bantanckr : the other, and math larger,' com manded by the, Genera) of. Division' Ettititivtte, was at Saragossa, where it, suffered the defeats and great 10.i$es which are notorious: , One French division, which probably set out-from Bur g os, advanced above .Valladolid, 'and received a Check, nrst. Cabezon,'and then at Rio Seco; and was then reinforced, by being united to the di wer BESSISEZS, which had been at Saw. tatider. Tins was the corps which was last in our neighbournood; but, God be praised ! they are now all flying.. The ;try before yesterday, a vess e l arr i ve d h ere frdni Figuena, which she: left ,on the 4th instant : she brings an accduur that 112 men, ca%alry of the Portuguese troops of the line, hiid arrive) at Cohn bra, hating made a precipitate march teem Lisbon; to solicit succours for that, city. They stated, that JurSOZ' had projcaed to disarm all. the Portuguese under: his command, but that they, aware of his design, had resolved to .resist rather. than suf fer it to be done . ; and that i on the 30th and 31st, they killed such of the French as endeavouri,:d to disarm them. Agreat slaughter toi4.,Oace on both sides, . • PROCLAMATION 01 THE COUNCIL OF ' ' •• CAS! ILE, 0 TEE PEOPLE OP MADRID, ON THE DEPARTURE bF 'Tkri; " Generous and wprthy pef,iple of the.Capitat of Spain The CounCil addresses you; and bero;re . it . states i ts ientimehts to ypu, it asks—are you capable of availing your'selve§of tho nlistprtunes ofyourcoun.; !ry,..16 'the •ertiical .tale iii whiCh it now is, -to pert6rb its tranqUillity, 49(il add to the calamities of its siyuatinn ? Your nOble conduct corresponds, as might - be . expedVd; with the yilloUr aud.y,irtup which forur' ,aur characier. Tie Council fejpites tha t yvu fe , ll6,ii the advice it formerly gave you, and that y;u trip! jn its paterual solicitude. Continue, ftd Sp - tniards, (6 be calm, that the worthychief' j and . . The Ala, svates who preside over you,, Inv 1 meet all the dangers whit!' can occur, anJ WM with exactness all their obligations. When fame admirds and publishes the victories (1 our ‘a itat coutatrymert. over- the invincibles of Marengo; Au. sterlitz, and Jena, it is not po-siftle that you could commit the, sharnetl ad of warming yourselves' by the conflagration of their houses and effects. 'Such aaions Would fill with horror the virtuous aruties which are surrounding us for our protection. They have left their properties to defend outs; they have abandoned their hearths, and been lavish of their lives, because. they would not endure the slavery of our good King, and the death-of the Monarchy; arid it is through their efforts only that we are free from a perfidious Enemy who persecuted us. 'We are not so perfidious . (yoti will answer), that while they - kse approaching,' covered with glory and the ,Mood of the Enemy, we should forget our obliga tions, and occupy ourselves solely in judging arbi trarily of the fidelity and con,dnee of our fellow-cotin tryinen.' This is 'the language of honour, which chargterises you : do not forget it. Yes! 'it is the malevolent, who cover their depreclatiOns, their eon flagratiens, and their homicides, ,on such mournful. occasions, with the pretext of justice, Without re fleding, that it is not lawful tof any one to be, of his own authority, the administrator of justice, The Supreme Tribunal assures . you, that if there have been among us any traitors to their Sovereign and, their country, it will 'aveitge eheir. crimes, and if they merit it, east them away, as unworthy 'ot the natne,of Spaniards. Judge no one, for that renders you liable to sacrifice manyinnocent. ' Adore divine: Providence, which has known how to humiliate ire an ipstapt the proud, a d which will as little suffer' to terrain unpunished inci:ndiaries and assassins. ,: " Worthy .Citiz ens ! good men L. and true pa triots !- Arm yourselves against the iniquity ot those whO purpose to grow rich with pier property, the : price of the sweat of your brows. The Council watches for yoursalety. Lend them aid, and im peach those who assume the hike title of neigh bours, but are mere vagabonds, who, flying from before their own. magistrates, conceal their vices amid the confusion of the capital, Already your victorious couneyinen are near, cro.vned with lau • rels, which will not fade in the course of future ages. All Europe has been surprised at the progress . of their rapid victories. Arrag on , Catatonia, Valencia, An, dalusie; La Mancha, Estremachlrli,' Mercia, oarthae gena, Castile, 'Leon, Asturiaa, Santander, and Gal.= cia, haye shed around them never taxiing glory. Al ready they have raised numerous armies; already they have defended the principal points of Spain j already they have secured the chief maritime ports, and captured ships and squadrons at Cart hagena We owe all to God, arid our Lady the Virgin, who have proteded our cause. Let us, therefore, cast off our lethargy, and purity our manners, which were arrived alitiost at the pitch of complete corruption: Let us acknowledge the calamities w htch the King dom and this great Capital have endured, as a. Pun ishment necessary for our correction. The- intro, cent victims, whose blood has steamed, -from their native soil, have implored forgivetiess for us. The one immortal and oninipotent God cf,Aripies has . heard their supplications, and is appeased. Will it be just that we should now commit new abotilina tions, robberies, iasurreetiOns, and' ecesses ? There cannot be a being of so great ingratitude as to think this. Unite, virtuoas Spaniards, to receive, as soon ' as possible, the•rc ward of your heroic fidelity. -s ." The Government, and the flithlui. Provinces; will be filled with joy, when the Council exhibits before yon and all Europe the constant firmness with which the men of honotir, the most. elevated Nobi lity, the' superior Tribunals, and the Chiefs of the y Nation, have sustained your cause; and the rights of the Throne. Not a few individuals- among them have been led by fraud and force far beyond the . limits of Spain ; and, though without liberty, and ' exposed td the severest insults, they'have proved the inflexibility of their loyalty and the religious purity Of their opinions. _Distrust even their signatures which have been circulated among you, and wait with patience for - the testitnonies of their conduce', The principal author of these calamities is tree, and beyond ourjurisdi&ion ; .but Heaven will not permit him to remain unpunished. " An i you, ye victorious Armies of Spain ! fly and protect this capital,,which longa for you. Tiil then it has no other defence, than its situation in the ‘,' 1 heart of the kingdom, and the recent departure of . serve as a specimen the enemy. Let us together prostrate ourselves be. I fore the sacred a lt ars o f our G o d , and return him "'4u the 2d i ns t an t, i n t h e morning, part of thanks for his wonderful mercy. Here your fathers, ' the French army entered this town, firing shot, your.mothers, your brothers, and your friends,. await threatening the inhabitants with death, demanding yoU, to embrace you, and proclaim you our deliver- - ers. 0 happy that day ! how true that joy! Wipe with furious cries, bread, wino, meat, and water, away,your tears, you-disconsolate widows, and yod rushing at the same time into the houses, destroy wretched orphans, who have lost those whoni you ' ing whatever fell in their' way, sacking and rob loved. Your fathers, and your faithful husbands, died in the field of honour, in the defence of their btng them under the eyes of the owners.— Country : they pe r i s h e d , b ut their memory shall 111 vain did we endeavour to pacify them by CADIZ, JULY 22.—The Spaniards who were Pr .l ' not perish. Here you will -meet with generous and all means, ministering them the bread, which soners in E ' I have arrived fight against the 4 ngiarik.,, to grateful souls, who will provide for your- tnaintet; ' had by orders of the Magistrates been preparing . enemies of peace of the world. saki', as your husbands and fathers provided for theirs. Tie Spanish Nobility are listinguished for , the wh o l e o f th4t . n ight, entreating them to' j Letters from London state, that the most cordial their generosity and greatness of soul, and will not await' the wine, which was 'fetching in a neigh- reception was given in that Capital to the Deputies., _____. deny a debt as flattering - as it is just. God grant bouring :town. . All this only' served to exsperate from Asturias, Galicia, and Leon. The first night that no evilitninded persons may frustrate; by their . . • excesses and rapine, such -laudable intentions, and: their avidity and rage, still menacing - us with death , they went Ito the Opera the applause of the audience, fill this city with lamentation and itnnurning ' every moment, imtil by their Violence they corn- 'on their entrance; lasted a Considerabl e time. • e Worthy-neighbours !, it is for you we ade live in confidence 'that th e C ounc il an d all .the Magistrates Oiled us to relinquish' our h ous e s , e s cap i ng barely : VALENCIA, JULY 22.--t• Since the 17th inst. 1200 , of this capit a l will p rote d you, and •w i ll deliver over C with our lives, and with the greatest difficulty. ast . men have landed at S t . C ar l os, f or S aragossa. A -,, the guilty to the seve re st puni s h ment . - God grant out o f our h ouses , we were straggli ng about the hills, , Ves . sel has also arrived from Majorca and Port M a . ‘.. that there be no occasion to draw the sword of pa.-- whilst they were sacking what they could not de- ')(1 on Dispatches:from our Squadron at flee; let it be employed against the enemies of the nation--against th e . o ppr essors o f our l ib erty, and stroy, and destroyed what could not avail them.'.. But rrllittt ,Mrtoifor the' Supreme Junta at S ev ill e . Sh e against those who, violating their proini.e, avail where their fury chietlyconecntrated . wasin therem- 1 Irri , Agsvkitelligence that 5,800 men, - all troops of the themselves of our defenceless. state to sacrifice us.-- ple. They profaned the Sacrament, tore down the I,liist),Viriembarked, and-were standing in for Tar -May it please• -Heaven to grant, speedily, the ful , . - - , . - • . Tabernacle, cut, demolished, and trampled the sacred '. ragoba, : This 'intelligence 'gives us room to hope filtnent of those desires which are engraved on the hearts of ail. Spaniards, and those of its Council ! , images.Of religion and the altars. Nay, having con. 'that the unfortunate City of Barcelona will soon be D. BARTULOME ItiIUNOZ." . " ikladrid Any. 5, 1808." 1 apnamated the ab o mi nat i on , t he y set fi re to the town, . liberated. The Navigati oa of our Coasts is perfectly I and in 'TeSS - than e=l. hours, tho;whole, not one house .- free. Vessels lialie, strived from Cadiz. ... _... .........,.. , . . . ~ SAgAGOSS A , IDLY 1 8. ' excepted, lay in ashes,. ringing the bells in n'''' f ; To i • VIANA, PORTUGAL, AUG. 12.-- n n the 6th of this LETTER from General PALAFOX, in Answer to one . decby the unwary tO assist in, 0 - ' ' ded . here in addition ieduciidn of the . s fir°4No.o, English Troops lan , film the French . • flanles, Wh11.q..-:viey had prepared a gun to destroy . 4 ;0 'tlV j at6 0 that had Previously dis.einty,iiked.— " SIR,—If his Majesty, the Emperor, sends xou , Pm., .rroot. . , them, g as they should approach. Such is lu R ? ig' .iiippawd they will reach Lisbon about the 14th to restore a tranquillity, w hi c h th i s country has ne- m, - a the conduet, which they. have .opposed to the kind- or . t ''` ( I'stri kual ' ver lost, his Majesty!s care in this respect is Very unnecessary. It I 1 to correspond to the ti:oit .neii with which we haye supplied them vidtuals, " 'lfria i llp , AUG* to.—The armies of Valencia and which this gallant people of Arragon have put in me, - shelter, and whatever else they asked of us. Under . Arragon entered this city yesterday, *Tiit'y cian e by drawing me from the retirement in which I was, • • ,such latneptabie circumstances, We applied to Gen, ‘ . to CO/I fi de to me their interest, it is clear thati shou ld with theintention of 'driving, out the French . and MoNcnv, who at that time was spe&ator of till, fianws at Calymnilla. , 4 soliciting him, in conside 't iti comply with toy duty, were Ito abandon them to the jpearances of a friends*, so little sincere. My sworn guards the gates of this capital, and my ho nour answers for its - security ; let then 'those troops of yours not take any such trouble, for doubtleam they are yet fatigued froth the 15th and I.6th dayl. Be they, if you please, ever so 'indefatigable in theif conflias; I shall be so in my engagements and duty: 'So far from., hNving'been assuaged, the Spanish in, •dignation is hourly- rising at the sight of the corn bustiOn spread all around,"by accumulated deeds of treachtry. . We. are awareOhat the spies ydu sCi pendiate are unfaithful. Great part of Catalonia has placed itself under my command same has been done bye another not the smaller part of Castile the Captain.-General of.the larter, and of Valencia, are in unison with me. Galicia, Estremadra, and . the Astrurias, together with the four kingdoms of Andalusia, are resolved to avenge their wrongs. The French troops commit atrocities unworthy of men they rob; insillt, 'and assassinate with impunity the unotiending, pxotatie religion, burn the sacred images in a'saeriligeons manner. Neither this, nor the tone you assume ever since . the 15th and 16th, are calculated to satisfy a brave people.—You shall do What you like, I what I ought.—l have the honour, &c. grzhat we had done in favour of his troops; tu tts,:,*KAtopping the progress of the fire and evil, aw.termy lo him, then at the head of 16,000 men. • -,TrilomFer . the flame spread unhindered into the fields adjoining, consuming, our harvest.; and the whole bears now the , aspec.-.t 9f dead, uniform 4e,sp l -, lation,. and its inhabitants ate from a state lately not unprosperous reduced to _absolute mendicity.---_ Wherefore they supplicate, alit you will be p!eisecl' to dry those tears, and v6th all promptitude relieve . . ..... • • themin the ex tremity.of their distress, .&c." .4ugust 8, 1808." ‘i The General Of the Troops of Arragon. '" JOSEPH PALAFOX MUIR." " drragon, July the 18th , 1808." SANTIAGO, AUG. 12.—A , letter from Madrid, dated 'July 30, states; that on• the 28th in the even ing an Officer arrived from, the Army in Andalusia, with a Dispatch from General CASTANOS to °TAR ' RIL, requiring him to deliver to ;he King of NAPLES aletter to the following 'effect The General in Chief of the combined armies of Estremadura, Va lencia, and Andalusia, consisting of 120;000 infan try, 14,000 cavalry, 320 cannon of every descrip tion, &c: enjoins the King of NAtit.Es, within three days, 'to evacuate . Madrid, with all his troops, as shoujd that period elapse wikhouf such evacuation, the General will be obliged to employ all hiS tOrees with the utmost severity, which he hopes Will not be the . case ; and he trusts that, on their retreating, no violence, will be committed towards the persons and property of the inhabitants of Madrid, 'as the gene ral retains in his cu'tody 27,000 French soldiers, 12 generals, 103. Colonels, and - IWO Officers, to none of whom, in such case,' will any quarter be , given." " The letter from IVladrid then proceeds as fol lows :—" 1 have already stated the time at which, 'those Dispatches arrived: O'FARRIL, on reading; that, addressed to him,, resolved, - after some consk deration, so - deliver its inclOsure to our unfortunate Sovereign. The latter finding some difficUlty in! reading it, asked O'VARRxt, as. he .went on from one'sylla le to another, what the meaning of all this. - was. 01.4A10,{1L endeavoured to exculpate himself ats ikell as he cOuld ;. but his Majesty not being sat us tied with his excuses, sent for SAVARY, UROUCHY, URQUI,7O, MAZARREDO, and some others, SAVARY Seefilr'd disposed to aCCuse GROUCHY ; while we lat ter retaliated, and ail of the Gtoneraisaglees ii. Otani log time conduct of MtfaAT ;mu the Spani,n Ministers. The good Monarch, transported with rage at the scene which he had just witnes.e, t, thres.v tonrseit on a sofa, whence he fulminated his just indignation against Mazarredo and LTlquijo. ,he re tired to his Chamber to consult wilt his pillow khat was best to be done. The day following (yesterday) armed, and all of t hem prepared to imicch off, in cluding the sick, leaving only Gaoucnv behind to conduct the 4000 troops who set out a few tlays ago lofOcana, and who ate exp , ..-c,ted here on'their roan it this night. A considerable body of troops ra,4r,hed oft this morning, and their King with the.o. • He is at the head of two divisions, consisting of from 0 to 7000 men; and I t i t be true, as i s here rep orted, that LTibino has gone to Burgos with If,i3Ond Alen, we have no doubt of our being soon Castanised." MADRID, AVG. g..—Among the mul itjariuus un prec6*nted Instances of• public atrocity co.innitted by the French in all parts of the kingdoms w h,: re they are in force, the follo'Aing, contained in a' tiar rative.atiested by the Magistrates and Pastors of the town of - Veriturada, presented to Government; way :PRQ.CLAMATION TO THE BISCAYANS, " NOBLE BLSCAYANS !—The bitter grief which oppressed your hearts, at seeing your native land threatened with the odious yoke of the inosi cruel dayery, ,has at length broken_ through ; the barriers which the irresistable force of circumstances had imposed upotryou : yes, your sufferings are now at an end ; and-.a generous youth, full of holy ardour, are flocking With eagerness to your standards. You - called for ;Chiefs to command you ; and you now see placed' at your head, men celebrated for their talents' military knowledge, who Fill conduti you as it were by the hand to vidory. The creation of a 'presiding Junta, to dire& your oper,s - has been one of the principal objects of your careful attention, • Here you' possess it, addressing you in the language of truth.. . • • " Inhabitants of Biscay ! cast your eyes back on lqcg i es which have passed, and you witt see yotir fitice_svr§,,t one time repulsing the Carthaginlads - .; at -alitithZsr,, destroying the : liosts'oi Rome : at one p6riol liras granted to - them the honOurable distiuc. ,tiOpof serving in the'van of. the army,; at another, the privilege of ditiAcilk,- jnitate, the glorious ex amples of your so worthy progenitors. • Y‘ 'Yet knoW ttiat absolute subordination to your Chief„Aad severity . of discipline, are the first of mar , . • • tial virtues, without which none can present them- selves with the hOPe of success in the plains of lio nour. llre Junta promises -itself that you will post Ts - grib7m in an'etninent degree. " Let the unholy voice of party-passions for ever disappear i'rOM among you; and_ et . the suggestions of envy hold. no, sway in your bosoms; No; let a perfect and indissoluble union reign among Your interests are the- same—..thesentintents . which animate you alike.ind the 4:ause which you. , cIC• fend, coininon. Will you, therefore, seek to turn your 'force against your brethren ansi -col4lltfYillear-r and to give the victory to your enemies? Verisly , so disgraceful an idea ! L et •tip ;liberty ; and property of individuals be most religiously respected, and Jet the province cif Biscay preserve the purity of it, 4stotus,, even in the midst Of the din of arrni. " Blicayaiis ! The religion of your fati,)es, 4c, cording to W-40tie holy waxiins you have been, edu' cated—ipe Country to ‘‘, hit h yoll ' uye your ex*l ehce•-=the Lord us. Sovervigti) nic!, the Constitut.. Laws have prescribed ,ese ;Is the important object, which claim your attention, „and oblige you to march our to the glorious conflict. Can l you bear to be . he victims of one man's ainbtd tion . who has ondejvoured to enslave ail Europe ? No ;, you were not born for slavery. "'Hasten then to give the most undoubted proofs of your valour and patriotism, and rely all the :assist ce which the Junta can alford you. May your temples be surrounded with laurels o f victory, and yoUr name be immortal in the annals of Biscay •' D. MATHIAS lIERREKO PRI ETU. IVIAN JOSEPH DE V ERMO. D. FRACISCO BORIA URTADO 1)E CORCUERA' D. JOSE XAVIER DE GOITIA, Secretary at the Junta. Bilboa, Aug. 6, ISA. ,~ MIL